THE MODERATING EFFECT OF COLLECTIVE GRATITUDE ON THE OVERQUALIFICATIONTURNOVER INTENTION RELATIONSHIP

Year 2017, Volume: 2 Issue: 2, 40 - 61, 30.09.2017

Bora Yıldız , Fırat Özdemir Elif Habib , Neşe Çakı

Abstract

In this study, the moderator role of collective gratitude on the relationship between perceived overqualification and

turnover intention, which is one of the negative results of overqualification, was investigated. In this context, to fill

the gap in the current literature, the purpose of this study is to investigate the conditional effect of the collective

gratitude based on Person-Job Fit Theory. The sample of this study consists of 178 employees, who work in different

sectors in Istanbul. Data was gathered by using convenient sampling method between the date of March-April 2017.

The data that collected by using survey technic analyzed by using SPSS software and PROCESS that is a macro for

the test complex relations. The findings show that overqualification is a statistically significant and positive

predictor of turnover intention. This finding consistent with the past studies. However, the findings also show that

the moderator role of collective gratitude, contrary to theoretical expectations, is not significant. Managerial and

further research implications are also provided.

Keywords

Collective gratitude, job misprision, overqualification, turnover intention, self-righteousness

AŞIRI NİTELİKLİLİĞİN İŞTEN AYRILMA NİYETİ ÜZERİNDEKİ ETKİSİNDE KOLEKTİF ŞÜKRANIN MODERATOR ETKİSİ

Abstract

Bu çalışmada aşırı nitelikliliğin olumsuz sonuçlarından birisi olan işten ayrılma niyeti üzerindeki etkisi ve bu etki

üzerinde kolektif şükranın moderator rolü incelenmiştir. Bu bağlamda kolektif şükranın moderator etkisi Kişi-İş

Uyumu Teorisi kapsamında irdelenerek literatürdeki boşluğun doldurulması amaçlanmıştır. Araştırmanın örneklemini

İstanbul ilinde farklı sektörlerde çalışmakta olan 178 çalışan oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmada veri toplama aracı olarak

anket tekniği kullanılmış olup, veriler 2017 yılının Mart ve Nisan aylarında toplanmıştır. Araştırmada anket

tekniğiyle toplanan veri SPSS programı ve SPSS için geliştirilmiş bir makro olan PROCESS ile analiz edilmiştir.

Araştırma bulguları göstermektedir ki ilgili literatürdeki daha önceki çalışmalarla benzer şekilde aşırı niteliklilik işten

ayrılma niyeti üzerinde istatistiksel açıdan anlamlı ve pozitif bir etkiye sahiptir. Buna ek olarak öngörülenin aksine,

aşırı nitelikliliğin işten ayrılma niyeti üzerindeki etkisinde kolektif şükranın moderator etkisinin istatistiksel açıdan

anlamlı olmaması araştırmanın bir diğer bulgusunu oluşturmaktadır. Araştırma sonucunda yönetici ve uygulayıcılar

için çeşitli öneriler sunulmuştur.

Keywords

Aşırı niteliklilik, işini küçük görme, işten ayrılma niyeti, kolektif şükran

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